- the state or quality of being hard (in various senses)
- Mineralogy the relative capacity of a substance for scratching another or for being scratched by another
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hardness
noun
- The quality or condition of being hard.
- The relative resistance of a mineral to scratching, as measured by the Mohs scale.
- The relative resistance of a metal or other material to denting, scratching, or bending.
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A measure of how easily a mineral can be scratched. Hardness is measured on the Mohs scale.
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Origin
From hard + -ness.
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